Information Technology Director

Daniel J. Dwyer

Glen Ellyn, Illinois

adkc94@r.postjobfree.com 630-***-**** https//:linkedin.com/in/dwyerdan SUMMARY

An agile leader with diverse consulting experience. Extensive background in Supply Chain and Logistics, Health Care, Strategy, and IT Consulting. Significant experience in leading high impact teams, providing consultative solutions, strategy development and deployment, and fostering alliances and partnerships. Earned an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management.

SKILLS

• Strategic Planning • Competitive Analysis

• Building Alliances • Mergers and Acquisitions Due Diligence

• Financial Analysis • Team Building

• Consultative Selling • Customer Facing My Entire Career EXPERIENCE

President, Sackett Systems Inc., Bensenville, IL 2003 – 2020 Manufacturer of Material Handling Equipment

• Promoted 3 times. My last promotion was to President.

• Over the 7 years as President, oversaw the development and implementation of a Strategic Plan that drove revenue growth to a CAGR 10.2% and expanded profit margins to a CAGR 14.8%.

• Fostered key partner relationships with U-Line, PetSmart, Campbells Soup, and Hanes Brands/Fruit of The Loom, resulting in sole supplier contracts worth $15M over three years.

• Led a Strategic Sourcing project to reduce our costs by 10% in 2 years. We achieved the 10% in 1.25 years. Furthermore, we were able to drive costs out of our processes, with Lean and 5-S techniques.

Director of Corporate Development, KemperSports, Northbrook, IL 2001 - 2003 Golf Course Ownership and Management Company (over 100 golf courses)

• Aligned IT Strategy with Corporate Strategy yielding $100,000 in savings over two years.

• Performed Acquisition Evaluation and Due Diligence analysis of $2,000,000 deal. Recommended not to pursue the deal to the management team, due to my determination that the company was only worth $1,150,000. The synergies were not enough to justify the deal unless the company could negotiate a significantly lower price.

• Initiated Strategic Sourcing program produced a 12% reduction in costs across the entire company (108 golf courses) in the first year.

Associate in Management Consulting Practice, marchFIRST, Chicago 2000 - 2001 IT, Advertising, and Management Consulting Company

• Formulated a profit driven Internet Strategy for a division of a Fortune 500 company, leading to a 4% increase in profits the following year.

• Identified growth opportunities for leading North American liquor distributor.

• Conducted competitive analysis for Auto Parts manufacturer. Daniel J. Dwyer 630-***-**** adkc94@r.postjobfree.com 2

Manager/Consultant, Hewitt Associates, Lincolnshire, IL 1994 – 1999 Human Resource Consulting Company to Fortune 500 Companies

• Promoted to Manager from Consultant in 2 years, when the average was 4.3 years.

• Utilized the Business Intelligence system to evaluate different Health Insurance plans yielding a savings of 6% over our approximately 60 clients in the database.

• Collaborated with a team that evaluated an in-house clinic vs. outside provider. We provided suggestions for improvement, so they could stay ahead of the competition.

• As a consultant, programed Wellness modules for the Business Intelligence system, prior to the popularization of Wellness programs. This demonstrated our innovative approach to development of features that our competition did not have. EDS (Electronic Data Systems) – various locations 1990 – 1994 IT Outsourcing Company for Fortune 500 Companies

• Led team that supported financial and accounting Systems for Chicago based retailer.

• Supported systems for General Motors’ suppliers.

• Graduated from Systems Engineering Development training program – 3-year program. o 1st year on-site with client at GM Truck and Bus Assembly plant. o Phase 2 was an intensive bootcamp style program where I learned the EDS System Life Cycle, to design before coding, and to program under extreme conditions.

o 2nd and 3rd year fine-tuned my programming and leadership development skills. EDUCATION

• Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management, MBA

• Concentrations: Management, Finance, and Strategy

• Marquette University, B.A. - Magna Cum Laude

ACTIVITIES

• President’s Forum of Chicago

• Member Village of Glen Ellyn Recreation Committee

• Finance Chair - Kellogg Alumni Association of Chicago, West

• Hobbies: Running (Completed 2 Marathons, and Have Run Multiple 5k), Writing, and Reading

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